UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS

UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in DESOTO, Texas, one of the schools within UPLIFT EDUCATION, enrolling 597 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 45 schools in UPLIFT EDUCATION (23,384 students total), UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS logs that the largest single group is Black, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 31% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

Zooming out to the county, Dallas County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS is one campus in the mix.

GOLDEN RULE DESOTO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.3%.

UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS operates from a residential location. UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. UPLIFT GRADUS PREP PS's enrollment has grew 23% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 597). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 63% over that span.

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